This tutorial will be helpful for beginners to install git 2.30.1 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.10 LTS, CentOS 8.X, Fedora 33, and Linux Mint 20.
The latest version of GIT is 2.30.1 which is a stable version and it is released on 8th Feb 2020 and this release is primarily to fix merges accumulated on the master front to prepare for the 2.31 release.
What’s new in Git 2.30.1?
For a complete changelog refer to the release notes
How to Install Git 2.30.1 in Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Fedora & CentOS?
Method 1: Via PPA
Step 1: Add the Official GIT PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa
Step 2: Update the repository and install git
sudo apt update && sudo apt install git
Method 2: Via Source file
Step 1: Install the required dependencies
For Ubuntu
apt install libssl-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev zlib1g-dev
For CentOS / Fedora
yum install openssl-devel curl-devel expat-devel gettext-devel zlib-devel perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker
Step 2: Download the source file using the below command
wget https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-2.30.0.tar.gz
Step 3: Extract the package and configure it
tar -xvzf git-2.30.1.tar.gz && cd git-2.30.1 && ./configure –prefix=/usr/local/git
Step 4: Compile the GIT
make && make install
Verify the installed version using the below command
git –version
